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noun
One of a race of ugly dwarfs, particularly associated with the Simonside Hills of Northumberland in northern England.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
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Antonyms: none provided
History
Borrowed from Old Norse dvergr; cf. Icelandic dvergar. Doublet of dwarf.
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